Re: Debian Setup Accessing NTFS

From: OSU (osufs2004_at_mailite.com)
Date: 11/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 01:45:50 -0500

Lionel Hanners wrote:

> mkdir /mnt/hdb1
> mount /dev/hdb1 /mnt/hdb1

You've created a new directory in root (outside your /home tree).
As root (you just did su, right?) you mounted a partition (ie raw disk,
dangerous stuff).

Naturally mount gives /mnt/hdb1 some seriously tough permissions. Do
ls -l in /mnt if you don't believe me, or ls -ld /mnt/hdb1
man ls to find out what -d does.

So, either chmod -R 777 /mnt/hdb1 (VERY BAD IDEA)..

or read the mount manpage to figure out how to give all users permissions
to a partition when you mount it.

or add the partition to your fstab, with the following caveats..

do not just copy the other lines. copy, and then modify. use noauto for your
hdb1 line. set the username and the permissions.

www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml

Click on section 8, 14th link down on the page.
The top of it will help you.

> so it mounts then i go into it in the shell window and it works..then i
> go back to natulis (SP?) and i try to navigate to the folder and it says
> i dont have permission to the folder...what am i doing wrong??? please
> help me.

Read ESR's essay on how to ask questions the smart way.. avoid rude answers
on this ng.

cheers,
Nandan

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